Cocktail Bar · Roma Norte · Mexico City
Ladina
Dive bar ease with cocktail bar standards on Colima, where the kitchen runs as late as the playlist.
The Pitch
The Step Up from a Dive
Ladina holds the corner at Colima 333 in Roma Norte. The Infatuation describes it as a step up from your standard dive: dark and easy, but the floors are not sticky and the stools are not on their last legs.
The trick is the gap between setting and execution. The room runs loose and loud, while the bar quietly turns out classics that out drink half the neighbourhood's dressier rooms.
Who would hate it? Anyone who wants mixology as performance. For tasting menu cocktails, the city's award rooms are a short walk away; Ladina is where you actually relax.
The Room
Dark, Loud, and Comfortable
A dim corner room with a long bar, worn wood, and a playlist that Yelp reviewers consistently rate as half the draw. The Infatuation's reviewer calls the vibe dive bar chic, with none of the genre's usual neglect.
The Drinks
Classics Without the Ceremony
The Infatuation says Ladina makes a great Manhattan and an even better Naked and Famous, and reviewers single out the fancy margarita and the Purple Daisy. Cocktails land around MX$200, a fair cut below the destination bars nearby.
Order the Naked and Famous and the arrachera con papas, the steak and homemade fries plate The Infatuation flags as the value order. Skip nothing on the food menu out of caution; the late kitchen is the point.
The Crowd
Roma Norte After Ten
Locals at the bar early, then a fuller, louder room as Roma Norte's dinner crowd rolls in after ten. Google Maps holds it at 4.6 stars across 733 reviews, with bartenders described as fast, friendly, and skilled.
What regulars say:
- The Infatuation rates the Manhattan great and the Naked and Famous better.
- Yelp reviewers credit the playlist and dim light for making long nights easy.
- Google Maps reviewers repeat the same pair: creative cocktails, and the steak frites for the table.
Who it is for:
- Cocktail people who are off duty tonight
- Late dinners that turn into last call
- Avoid if you want tasting menu theatre; Handshake Speakeasy in Mexico City is the award show version
The Verdict
Where It Lands
Roma Norte's most useful bar: good enough cocktails for snobs, easy enough hours for everyone else. Order the Naked and Famous and stay for the fries.
Good to Know
Visit Information
Getting there: Colima 333 in Roma Norte; the Álvaro Obregón Metrobús stop is four minutes on foot.
Timing: Evenings into late night; the kitchen runs late, and the room peaks after 10pm.
Cost: Cocktails MX$190 to MX$210, plates around MX$220; no cover.
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